Day 37 (day 31 riding) 4/6/13. The winds had my back today so I launched my spinnakar and set sail for Van Horn TX. As it turns out I didn’t have to ride Interstate 10 as much as I thought I would. I rode a rough shoulder uphill on I 10 for two miles and then crossed over on a marginal rode that seemed to lead nowhere.

I thought I had the road to myself then 5 cars passed me. I climbed from 3700 feet up to 4200 feet then crossed back over to I 10. Once again I manged to make it through the border patrol, and continued for 6 more miles then exited at Serra Blanca. I rode past my truck but my crew had abandoned ship. I replenished by water and continued on a marginal road for another 22 miles playing the spinnakar the whole way. The skipper would have be proud, I hit 15.2 and without any cavitation.

I think two cars passed me during that stretch. Then I came upon a fork in the road and zigged when I should have zagged. I ended up on very broken pavement then gravel for a mile before I rejoined my route. Back on to I 10 for the last 9 miles before dousing the spinnakar for the day.

Benchmark #1- Longest day to date at 53.42 miles. Benchmark #2 -1000+ miles on the trip.

12 Responses to Day 37, Tailwinds and benchmarks

I was thinking about you yesterday. I got out on my coker. Did 5.37m on the northern portion of the bike path. I had rubber legs at first, but settled in for a nice little ride. So you rode 10x further than I did and a lot faster. I think I maxed at 9.4mph. Congrats on the 1000+. Keep on rollin’.

I’ve been stalking your blog and look forward to your posts as I have been living vicariously through your stories. Congrats on your two new milestones. I wish I could do what you’ve been doing. From a fellow unicyclist and wanna be sailor. Matt.

I hear ya. You are my inspiration! I check out your posts almost every day, but usually don’t think about the magnitude of what you are doing because I’m used to you doing big things. And then I look at it from a normal human perspective and get blown away!